We are down to our final eight contestants. We like the Rocky Mountains, the South, and Chesapeake Bay. Oh, and Hawaii.
Mansionmania rolls along with our juggernaut Elite 8 4th-round contestants. You will choose among each pair of houses with the following assumptions:
The purchase price for you is $0.
All maintenance, utilities, property taxes, HOA fees, and cleaning is included.
You must live in the home for the rest of your life.
You can't travel more than 100 miles from home (via google maps drive time) other than 1 two-week vacation each year.
You get $250,000 per year as a living allowance
You get an additional living allowance at the cheaper home, which will be valued at 1% of any cost difference annually. I will note this amount in the poll.
You get the furnishings. If unfurnished, you get an allowance that will give you mid-grade furniture in every room.
You get any vehicles in the garage. But only the garage - nothing parked outside.
I encourage you to click on the maps in the listings to see the general location and neighborhood.
Also, I will only enter contestants if they have a sufficient number of photos to judge, as determined by me.
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
Off the board. All of them off the board. The Ojai, the Bel Air, and the Golden Gate. I disapprove, but must serve the interests of the masses.
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
Pretty sure I voted for Alabama LOL
That house was fucking cool. And I've spent my time on a farm, and god fuck do I hate horses, and probably more importantly horse people. That probably skewed that one perhaps unnecessarily for me, but acreage and space that are just fucking oats (fuck oats too, while I'm at it, goddamned itchy ass bastards) just doesn't do a lot for me.
And a big appeal was LA, and LA just doesn't move the needle for me. It's easier to talk yourself into living near a 100K town as opposed to a 35M (?) town, when you're currently only within a 50K town currently.
My bad. But I'd probably vote that way again. That house was cool, even though I have no desire to live in Alabama and its associated humidity.
My internal debate throughout the tournament has been wanting acreage and to be away from people, while still having larger city amenities/sports/events/etc. And I've mostly sided with being near big cities because I think being rich helps a lot with big city problems.... traffic doesn't bug me nearly as much when I'm not driving (and I'm sure it's even nicer if I could be drinking in the back of a town car).
The Alabama house is really nice, along with the acreage... and I also think the perfect California house would be on huge acreage between LA and San Diego, far enough away to have some goddamn peace and quiet, but with an endless number of things to do if you choose to ever leave your mansion. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bearcat:
My internal debate throughout the tournament has been wanting acreage and to be away from people, while still having larger city amenities/sports/events/etc. And I've mostly sided with being near big cities because I think being rich helps a lot with big city problems.... traffic doesn't bug me nearly as much when I'm not driving (and I'm sure it's even nicer if I could be drinking in the back of a town car).
The Alabama house is really nice, along with the acreage... and I also think the perfect California house would be on huge acreage between LA and San Diego, far enough away to have some goddamn peace and quiet, but with an endless number of things to do if you choose to ever leave your mansion.
Can you do car service on 250K though?
I mean, I haven't done any real numbers, and frankly, my take home dollars would go a LONG way without a mortgage or utilities, but I'm not sure 250K would get me to car service. Especially if I'm changing anything on the property. You know my ass is going to be springing for wagyu brisket and shit long before a car service.
Eliminate resource scarcity and Cali looks and feels differently. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Buehler445:
Can you do car service on 250K though?
I mean, I haven't done any real numbers, and frankly, my take home dollars would go a LONG way without a mortgage or utilities, but I'm not sure 250K would get me to car service. Especially if I'm changing anything on the property. You know my ass is going to be springing for wagyu brisket and shit long before a car service.
Eliminate resource scarcity and Cali looks and feels differently.
Well, maybe just the really nice Lyft option.... Lyft Max or some shit.
But yeah, even without a mortgage and property taxes, $250k isn't that extravagant. I'd only use the helipad on really special occasions. :-) [Reply]
I'm not wowed by either location since neither are near a major metro. I don't mind being out of the hassle of big city living, but I do like living close enough to enjoy those amenities. In this round it comes down to be living in a warm place or living in a place that's subject to sub-zero temps 4-5 months a year. Fuck that noise. Give me HI. [Reply]
